I imagine life in 1959 Dominican Republic to be akin to wearing an overly-starched suit under the overbearing sun, shirt buttoned up to the chin. Everyone around you is burning up inside and gasping for breath.
A short ten years after the country was attacked by Dominican rebels coming from Guatemala, revolutionaries staged three separate attacks on June 14, 1959. Dominican air force was so inaccurate that more civilians than guerrillas were killed. Peasants filled the void by capturing and killing most of the fugitives themselves.
Trujillo remains in power and turns the country into a set for a cheap thriller film.
"Dominican security police cars while patrolling the streets."
A short ten years after the country was attacked by Dominican rebels coming from Guatemala, revolutionaries staged three separate attacks on June 14, 1959. Dominican air force was so inaccurate that more civilians than guerrillas were killed. Peasants filled the void by capturing and killing most of the fugitives themselves.
Trujillo remains in power and turns the country into a set for a cheap thriller film.
"Dominican security police cars while patrolling the streets."
Less than a year later, he plants a bomb in Venezuelan president Betancourt's car.
In the interim, opponents of the regime are mysteriously murdered.
In the interim, opponents of the regime are mysteriously murdered.
"Maj. Delio Gomez Ochoa, during the trial of a group of Cubans, who claim to have been trained by the Castro army, and say they have been duped into the invasion of the Dominican Republic."
Photos - Hank Walker, Life Magazine
